Happy almost Fourth of July! While fireworks and barbecues are awesome, beauty-obsessed girls would argue the best part of this red, white, and blue holiday is the glaring excuse to rock red lipstick (not that you need one). If you're hopping on the patriotic pucker bandwagon this weekend, make sure you rock the right red for your summer skin tone.

For fair skin:

Here's the deal: No matter how much sunscreen you wear, you're probably a little darker than you tend to be in the winter. Lighter-skinned gals need to go bold. Since fairer skin tends to have undertones on the pinky or blue side, you want a true neutral red lipstick. Think classic color with a major, matte payoff. The perfect pick? E.l.f. Velvet Matte Lipstick in Ruby Red ($3), which goes on like a crayon and stays super bright. It's matte enough to stay put (because smudges stand way out on fair skin), but has built in hydrators so you don't look like you've been in the desert for months.

For medium skin:

Is your skin tone more medium? Pinks or cranberries are the perfect balance to your bronze—though really any red will work. Get super patriotic with a star-spangled option like the YSL Rouge Pur Couture Lipstick in Le Rouge($37). It's the perfect balance between satiny, soft texture and major, show-stopping color. In fact, it's so versatile, you'll probably want to rock it all year.

For olive skin:

If you are more olive-skinned, you'll want to find a deep, blue-based red, since that will play off any yellow undertones in your skin. How the heck can you tell? Smudge some on a piece of white printer paper and hold it up to something blue and something red. It'll look more like one than the other. Also, keep it glossy to prevent the lipstick from looking like winter leftovers. A great option: Giorgio Armani Rouge d'Armani Lipstick in #400 ($38), which looks almost berry in the tube but goes on lips red and slightly glossy.